Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated July 12, 2026
Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~8.8 GB of headroom running Gemma 4 12B (Unified) at Q4_K_M (7.245 GB, ~79 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 32K context.
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| VRAM | 16 GB |
| Memory Bandwidth | 896 GB/s |
| Quant | VRAM needed | Fits 16 GB? | Max context |
|---|---|---|---|
| F16 | 25.5 GB | ✗ No | — |
| Q8_0 | 14.2 GB | ✓ Yes | 8K |
| Q6_K | 11.3 GB | ✓ Yes | 32K |
| Q5_K_M | 10 GB | ✓ Yes | 32K |
| Q4_K_M | 8.7 GB | ✓ Yes | 32K |
| Q3_K_M | 6.6 GB | ✓ Yes | 32K |
| Q2_K | 5.4 GB | ✓ Yes | 64K |
VRAM needed assumes a 4K-token context with an f16 KV cache; “Max context” is the largest window that still fits in 16 GB. Figures are estimates from parameter count, quantization and memory bandwidth — the analyzer lets you tune KV-cache quant and context.
| Gemma 4 12B (Unified) | Q4_K_M · 7.245 GB · ~79 tok/s (est.) |
| Gemma 4 E4B | Q4 (QAT) · 4.5 GB · ~112 tok/s (est.) |
| Gemma 4 E2B | Q4 (QAT) · 2.86875 GB · ~150 tok/s (est.) |
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Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~8.8 GB of headroom running Gemma 4 12B (Unified) at Q4_K_M (7.245 GB, ~79 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 32K context.
Gemma 4 12B (Unified) at Q4_K_M quantization (7.245 GB), estimated ~79 tokens/sec, up to 32K context.
| Size | VRAM | Verdict | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gemma 4 31B | 18.7 GB | Runs at Q2_K | — |
| Gemma 4 26B-A4B | 15.7 GB | Runs at Q3_K_M | — |
| Gemma 4 12B (Unified) | 7.2 GB | Runs | ~79 tok/s |
| Gemma 4 E4B | 4.5 GB | Runs | ~112 tok/s |
| Gemma 4 E2B | 2.9 GB | Runs | ~150 tok/s |
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